Rebecca's POV

I woke up in the hospital to the faint beeping of machines.

"Guys! She's up" I heard Liam shout as he held my hand tigher than ever

"Wha-where am I?" I asked looking at the four boys staring at me with the hugest smiles

"The hospital. You slipped into a coma" Harry said as he walked over and pushed the hair out of my face. I noticed he was no longer using his crutches

"How long was I-" I said but Liam finished with "6 weeks"

I was shocked

6 whole weeks?

Liam started crying. " I thought I lost you." He said grasping my hand tighter

I stroked his hair, "Liam. Don't cry- wait Niall! Where's Niall! Is he okay?" I shouted as fear filled me

Zayn came over and held my other hand. "He got shot in the back, he.." Zayn trailed off

"What! Did he?" I said almost crying

"No. He is alive, partly but he hasn't woken up yet." Louis said standing up from the chair. "But he will wake up soon? Right?" I said grabbing Harry and shaking him.

Zayn shook his head "They're taking him off life support at the end of this week"

"What! No!" I shouted trying to get up but then Harry gently pushed me back down.

"Rebecca... It's been 6 weeks. It's a miracle you even woke up. The doctors would have taken you off by the end of the week too." Liam said while rubbing my hand with his thumb

"He's your best friend you guys! How can you just forget about him?" I yelled

Liam held my hand tighter. "Becca, if you saw him, you would think he's done too" He mumbled

"What do you mean?" I asked

The boys led me into the room beside me and I gasped at the boy who was lying in the bed.

His usual bubbly face was dead pale and lifeless. His breathes were slow just like his heart. I whispered his name and he didn't even move. I ran over to him and tangled my hands in his hair.

"Niall" I whispered, shaking him a bit

I turned to the boys. "How did this even happen? I got shot, not him" I said looking down

"No Becca. Niall saved you. When you started running Gale tried to shoot you but Niall jumped and took the bullet. Then Gale pulled you by the hair and held you by your neck. Liam punched Gale and he shot you in the in the lower back, just missing your spine. We tackled Gale to the ground and after that, the police arrived and well, took Gale to jail." Harry said holding me

"Niall saved me?" I said crying

The boys nodded with sad frowns

"It's all my fault!" I shouted into Harry's shoulder

"No it's not!" Liam said rubbing my back

"Yes! It is! If I just followed my heart and didn't go with Gale, you guys wouldn't have gotten hurt. Niall would be alive. He would be breathing and jumping around and playing guitar. You guys would be singing songs and laughing together. I should have never left mom. I should have just stayed" I sobbed

"No. You would have ended up like mom- err you could have gotten hurt." Harry stuttered

I looked up

"What do you mean.. end up like mom?" I asked

"Mom, she.. "broke" her leg" Harry whispered and used air quotes

"I'm leaving. I need to talk to her" I said walking towards the door when Zayn pulled me back.

"You have to stay in the hospital for about a week so the doctors can make sure your strong." Liam said

"Does mom know I'm here?" I asked Harry and he shook his head

"I have a plan Harry!" I shouted

Harry nodded as I whispered into his ear

"That is quite.. brilliant" He said hugging me

*The Next Day*

"Rebecca!" My mom shouted as she hopped into my hospital room. Not only did she have a broken leg, she also had bruises and cuts scattered around her face.

She hugged me tightly before saying "Who did this to you?"

"Gale. It's okay mom, he said he won't do it again. We're getting married as soon as he gets out of jail." I lied and forced smiled at her

"Do you hear yourself? Rebecca! He's hurting you! I won't allow it!" She said crossing her arms

"Well, look who's talking?" I rolled my eyes

"What are yo-"

"You know exactly what I'm talking about! Look at you! Your "sweetie pie" is beating you like how he beat me and Harry!" I shouted

"So what! I love him! You can't change my choses in life! I said yes!" She shouted

"Then leave. You can get out of my life because I don't want to go to a funeral one day and speaking the words "I was too late. He got her" about my own mother.  You taught us changing for the better, no matter how big the change. Harry is happy. He has friends. I'm happy, I have a boyfriend you don't even know about because you're too busy letting this guy hurt you! LEAVE" I yelled

My mom started crying "This is just like when you left." She cried

I showed no tears

"And you still never learn" I mumbled and she looked at me with pain filled eyes

"Go." I said and she left sobbing

The truth hurts.

I closed my eyes for about fifty minutes when I got a phone call

"Hel-" I said but Harry shouted into the phone

"Mom just got into an accident!"